For The Ones Who Keep On Surviving

Emotional Support & Creative Resilience

black-white photo: sad man with curly hair puts his hands in front of his face to hide his agony.

It’s a tough industry where surviving often means to erase the pain and push through.

The fear, the excitement, the absolute pull to something bigger, and always push, push , push.

You try to be strong by shutting parts of yourself off. Or you got stuck in the dark and forgot there’s light.

They see the panels, the laughter, the stories. They see the show. But they don’t see the nights you couldn’t sleep because your head wouldn’t shut up.

To be up there, telling jokes, sharing old set stories is not always easy,

but going home and facing all the parts of yourself that you’ve shoved into a dark corner just to keep going, that’s the hardest part!

They don’t see the times where you’d finish a convention, walk off stage, and feel yourself sinking into a darkness no one else knows about.

They don’t see you pacing around a hotel room, feeling like the world’s expecting you always to be this certain version.

So let it be heavy, if it’s heavy. Let it scare you. But don’t judge yourself!

You give your best, you always did!

You show up every day, make your workouts, make sacrifices and do what’s need to be done.

That’s love and show how deeply you care.

Your exhaustion doesn’t mean you failed and even the strongest hearts need someone to lean on.

Always remember:

You shine brighter on your darkest days than most do in the sun.

One-line art: A woman hugging a man warmly and lovingly.

Don’t lose another day to this.